Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-10
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The Kalkaska stave mill is to be removed
10 Manton
Measles are epidemic in Royal Oak.
a destructive fire occurred at Gaylord
on the lst inst
Pioneer meetings are the order of the
day in Michigan.
Marquette sent a car load of clothing to
Lake Linden sufferers.
VIM. Howe, a Bedding pioneer, dropped
dead the other morning.
Berrien county crops were badly dam
aged by hail storm on the 3lst ult
j. y. Becker of Oldfeld, mas calf II y
months Old which weighs as pounds
:. -. Briggs of Kalamazoo, a prominent
G. a. r., man, dropped dead the other day.
John WEIGH OF East Saginaw lost 5000
horse the other day with the aid of a
barbed wire fence.
Homer Luce, son OF Gov Luce, is to be
married on the l4th inst, TO Miss Grace
Durham o Orland, Ind
Hugh O ell resident Of Coleman, was
killed by the limb Of falling tree near
that place the other day.
Mr.. Mary :. Knaggs and Mrs j. w. FL
lott have been elected members OF the
,choo board of Bay City.
Money is needed for the erection Of tenn
porary homes for Lake Linden sufferers.
only immediate need has been supplied.
Mrs. a. =. Fuller of Grand Rapids, has
resigned as mem her of the board of con
troll of the state industrial home for girls.
Work ha, been commenced on the ex-
tension of the Toledo. Ann Arbor * Cadil.
lac railroad from Mt Pleasant TO Cadillac.
Farmer Considine of Byron Center, who
exhumed "A couple OF mastodon tusks on
his farm recently, has sold the same for
$4O0.
The annual reunion Of the soldiers and
sailors of Lapeer county occurs at Meta
mora the last day Of August and the first
Of September.
Ex-Cadet James Schermerhorn Of the
Hudson Gazette will deliver an address at
supper to be given by his class in New
York, June is,
Mrs. Lide Bennett, formerly cottage
manager at the State Public School, has
been appointed matron of the Orphans
Home at Kansas City, Mo.
The Munshaw lumber company mill at
Kingsley burned the other night with $780,,
90 shingles and 300 cords Of stave bolts
Loss several thousand dollars.
The most prominent candidate for Prof
McLouth's place, the chair of mechanics, at
the agricultural college. is Lieut. Durand
l.. 5. y. of the Wooster school Of tech
nology.
About 900, 600 wall-eyed pike from the
state fish hatchery at Petoskey are to be
painted in the lakes and streams of Branch,
Hillsdale. jackson and Lenawee counties
in a few days.
Fire destroyed large portion of Dan
Bleyker's factory in - alamazoo, the iher
morning. Loss estimated $1,000; insur-
ance $1,000. Many men are thrown out
of employment.
The steam heat evaporating company Of
Charlotte, recently shipped a car load Of
their evaporators to San Francisco, Cal
They are having more than they can do
and are behind on orders
Mrs J. Taylor Of Grand Blanc, accident
ally poisoned herself by taking a drink Of
choral, mistaking il for water. Medical
aid was promptly summoned but all eff
forts 70 save her life proved Intellectual
A telephone line is in process OF con
| struction from East Saginaw TO Port
Huron by tho way Of Mayville, Marlette
and Brockway Center. 4 copper wire
will be run, which is said will give greatly
improved service.
! The Jackson wagon company are ship
ping a government order of 100 wagons 20
Chicago, to be be distributed among the
Indian reservations in the northwest and
southwest. The wagons are specially
made for the purpo-e.
Regret and surprise are expressed at
Ann Arbor over the refusal of GOV. Luce
TO sign the university appropriation bill,
! and the treasurer who has received no
money since January, says the regents
will have 10 make loan if the appropria-
ion doe mt come soon.
A man named Farley, prominent
farmer Of Glendale, Dakota, recently Of
Almont, this state, died a few days age.
from accidental poisoning. He ate lunch
that had been wrapped in paper that had
contained gopher poison. His lG-year old
boy also partook and may die.
The Michigan salt association has Gre
ated an agency at VI ichigan City and will
put up a large ware house there, the inter.
| state commerce law having smut eastern
salt out OF the western market, thus Gre
ating necessity for the best convenience
in handling the Michigan product.
The university has been presented by A.
| o. Revanaugh Of Jackson with an elegant
life-size oil painting OF the late Prof.
George r. Williams. who was one of the
best and most beloved 10y the students OF
all the professors during his lifetime. The
painting represents him in one of his
favorite attitudes and is a very good like
ness.
Probate. Svdge Follett Of Grand Rapids
has absconoed, and number Of his friend.
and others who had business with his
court, are heavy losers. For some time
the Judge has been engaged in grain and
other speculations in which he has lost
heavily. His whereabouts are unknown
The news Of his downfall is great sur
prise to all.